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Latest Gambling Industry Statistics from AGA
Reno Casinos Blame California Tribal Gaming for Financial Woes
But now, the Silver Legacy is trying to avoid defaulting on a $142M bond. The casino's owners are negotiating a restructuring of the debt.
2012 Indian Gaming Industry Report
New Economic Study on Tribal Gaming in Washington State
Tribes collectively paid $1.3 billion in wages and benefits
Tribes employed 27,376 employees, 66 percent of whom are non-tribal members
Tribes purchased $2.4 billion in goods and services from local businesses
Tribes made one-time capital investments totaling more than $259 million
Altogether, tribes boosted the state economy by roughly $3.5 billion in 2010
Effects of Recession Continue to Lead to Refinancing for Tribes
The recession's effects on tribal casinos brought to the forefront issues that simply had not been relevant to Indian country before -- mostly because tribal casinos have brought a level of economic development and revenue to tribal governments that hasn't been present since -- well, since we came up with the legal term of Indian country.
Kathryn to Present at ABA Gaming Law Minefield
New Article on Internet Gaming and "Tribal Gaming Ethic"
Indian Gaming on the Internet: How the Indian Gaming Ethic Should Guide Tribes’ Assessment of the Online Gaming Market
Kathryn R.L. Rand and Steven Andrew Light
Gaming Law Review and Economics. November 2011, Vol. 15, No. 11: 681-691
It’s available through the journal’s web site (or email us if you'd like a pdf of the article):
http://www.liebertonline.com/toc/glre/15/11
